For the second time in a week, Lebanon yesterday fired rockets on Israel while Isaeli forces were still pursuing Hamas militants. But based on reports, signs of escalating violence still could not be established. According to the police, there were no reported casualties in the latest incident although warning signs could be heard in the Northern part of Israel. A few days ago, the same event happened but officials of both countries downplayed the incident as an action done by smaller Palestinian groups ... Read More

Above: Teenager in Lebanon, ready to throw molotov cocktail Hezbollah has taken over western Beirut. Hezbollah is a Shi'a Islamic political militia based in Lebanon. They first emerged in the early 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. Before the faction was formed, they were initially from Musa Sadr's Amal Movement. According to the group’s manifesto, Hezbollah has three main goals: the eradication of Western colonialism in Lebanon, bringing to justice those who committed atrocities during the war (their main opposition being the Lebanese Kataeb ... Read More

Above: Imad Mughniyeh According to Hezbollah station Al-Manar, Imad Mughniyeh -- a reputed role model for Osama bin Laden -- died in an explosion in a residential section of the Syrian capital Damascus. Mughniyeh -- who had been eluding capture for decades -- is considered as the main suspect in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the last 25 years. U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack called him "a cold-blooded killer, a mass murderer and a terrorist who was responsible for [the death ... Read More